Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-15
POLITICAL.
INV YORK STATE REPUBLICAN CON-
vENTIoN IN SESSION.
domination Of 0ffieers-A Partisan Plat
form in Which the President ard
the Democratic Party Get the
stereotyped Abuse.
fEy telorranh 10 The nIsnatch.l

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voniion' arrived during last night
Promptly at noon the G93 delegates
met in the Casino rink and the con-
ycniiCn was called TO order, and after
prayer the Hon. Seth Low assumed the
Temporary chairmanship and addressed
the convention.
MR.. LOWS SPEECH.
He said The men whom we shall
put in nomination for the various
Offices TO be filed must be men whose
character and ability viii command the
confidence Of the people. Eut at thi,
time it seems to me the platform to be
adopted 10y the convention is Of oven
greater importance than the candidates
10 be- placed upon it. There are two
attitudes which may be taken by the
party, either Of which, as / see, would
bring rejoicing to orr enemies
and sorrow to our friends. One
! OF these mistaken attitudes
may hbon TO that OF the man
WHO nuns a race with his faced turned
backward. Ihopast achievements ofthc
Republican party are the proud posses
SION of ali bmericans Woe be to the
laIty that, having so glorious q record,
should ever pass beyond the power OF
the inspiration OF if. hut equally woe
will it be to the party in the strenuous
struggle of American life which rests
IT'S claims upon past and not upon its
present. ] ana confident il will be the
pleasure If this convention 10 avoid
Tins error. The second mistaken atti-
tude to which ! have referred would
tc that Of standing in the presence OF
living issues and speaking about them
wCIds Of uncertain sound.
Platforms Of parties sometimes are
!ikc the nebulm to be seen in the
heavens men cannot tell whether they
have solid substance or whether they
are gascous only. This is no time for
the Republican party to utter vague
uncertainties upon the question Of the
hour. What are these questions?
Some OF them surely are these.
Prohibition The persistence Of the
Prohibition paIiy in our state, It's
growth and vicor elsewhere, bring us
face to face with I'll the perpleXities
Swinging from the liquor traffic The
existence Of that party is conclusive
evidence Of widespread dissatisfaction
with tie existing situation as to
these matters. 1bc Republican party
should have clear, ringing words to say
in tine presence of Il question like TINS.
Happily, rs il seems 70 me, tine
proper attitude to this question is as
clear as believe IT 20 oc ImpreEllble.
lie Prohibition party with its imP)s-
4blc demand stands a. ohc extremity:
Che Democratic party wl,n It's llmiilee,
WEDDINGS 10 the other. SO far rs the
Prohibition vote ~ q sincere vote IS,
cannot sustain without making oar
party O. prohibition party. So far
as the lIohibition vote is a p)-
t'cal vote j; Is n NV opinion equally
o.t Of OFT reach, for | believe it TO
ic often Un,- Jan the interest of the
other side. let MS then abandon all
attempts to catch this yotn and plant
ourselves distinctly upon the broad,
middle Ground between the two cX-
trcmes. Let us stand for high license
and for local option.
AZ tie conclusion of Mr. Lows
speech the regular committees were APP
pointed and "a recess taken until 4
o'clock.
When The convention rcas.omblcl at
o'clock United States Senator Warner
Miller Was chosen permanent president.
Tie Committce on Platform not being
ready 10 report another recess was
taken.
Upon coming together again The CON
v,nton. finding that the Committee on
Resolutions was not yet ready to re-
port. proceeded to the nomination OF
candidates The ickotnominated isas
follows Secretary OF State, Fred. d.
Grant; Comptroller, Judge Jesse Ia
mmeuX, Saratoga State Treasurer
james ii. Carmichael, Erie Attorney
General, James 4. Dennison, Fulton
state En- iacor add Surveyor, O. II. /.
Cornell 1ompl,ius
4 resolution was then adopted looS
i4e TO the appointment of co.orei
man as IN extra member OF tAe State
Committee.
THE PLATFORM.
Tie platform l. as follows
]. Tie Republican party 10y all hon
omble means seeks restoration 10 power
i'm the State and IN the nation because
oil the uucha.leneed record Of history
attcst.ng It's administrative successes IN
war time; in the period Of restoration
and pocitcation; IN executive, leglsla-
tive. ana financial achievements IL the
purity an efficiency of its methods. ana
IN the lasting benefits conferred upon
the people and because, since Demo
cyatic ascendancy III the State and ma
ton. the incapacity and inefliciency OF
that panty in administration and III
legislation, the egrcgrious blunders OF
tie Executive and the Democratic
branch Of Congress, many Of whose act-
me to tine 5cumtnt of public interests,
have constantly emphasized the wisdom
and necessity Of such restoration.
.. Two md one half years of a Demo
cratic PresdeQt, who has had the co
oUeration Of an overwhelming majority
in tie House of Representatives, where
under the Constitution all revenue
measures must originate have exposed
he incapacity of the Democratic party
and the weakness Of the Democratic
yolicy under which so much was pro-
missed the people. but from which
{. ere have come only broken pledges
failure to promote the peoples inter
ostS; 10 plan TO reduce revenue or to
rotrcnch expenditures, no purpose to
promote practical civil service reform
or otherwise to improve the public
service, while conspicuous among the
many shortcomings of this Admlnlstra-
ton are Lumberlcss appolntees Who
have proved faithless and incompetent :;
the postal service disorganized and IT'S
efficiency impaired, aud the public
business in other departments delayed
and Distracted.
3. We adhere firmly TO the American
policy, underwhose operation unexam-
pied prosperity and thrift have blessed
| The land, and hold that any changes 10
be made in the tariff laws should be
made bv the friends OF those laws and
in the interest of the protection OF
| labor on our own soil and Of home
markets. not by or in the interest OF
| free-trade propagandists nor for the
benefit Of foreign products and foreign
labor. National taxation should be SO
adjusted as TO raise revenue sufficient
for an economic and wise admlnistra-